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Singapore court confirms that an interim award by a foreign emergency arbitrator is enforceable in Singapore, but refuses to enforce such an award for natural justice reasons (CVG v CVH)

Published on: 26 October 2022

Table of contents

  • What are the practical implications of this case?
  • What was the background?
  • What did the court decide?
  • Case details

Article summary

Arbitration analysis: In an important decision, the Singapore High Court confirmed that an interim award made by an emergency arbitrator in a foreign seated arbitration was, in principle, enforceable in Singapore. The court held that such an interim award could meet the definition of a ‘foreign award’ under the International Arbitration Act (Ch 143A) (IAA) and therefore could be enforced. However, on this occasion the court refused to enforce the interim award on natural justice grounds after finding that the award debtor had been unable to present its case in the arbitration proceedings. Written by Ben Bury, partner and Julie-Anne Mallis, senior associate at HFW.

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